Send us the brief, the budget and the date. Lena replies within two working days.

Send us the brief, the budget and the date. Lena replies within two working days.

Four people in a mill in Ancoats.

Halvane started in 2016, making films for Manchester restaurants and shops. We now make about twenty films a year, for businesses across the North and further when a film needs it.

Ama Boateng at the camera on set, a monitor behind her
Ama Boateng at the camera on set, a monitor behind her

Director

Ama Boateng

Ama Boateng

Writes the treatment and directs every film. She started Halvane after eight years cutting music videos.

Writes the treatment and directs every film. She started Halvane after eight years cutting music videos.

Nadia Reeve sitting by a camera with headphones round her neck and a shot list in hand
Nadia Reeve sitting by a camera with headphones round her neck and a shot list in hand

Director of photography

Nadia Reeve

Nadia Reeve

Lights and shoots every film, and chooses the kit for each one. Most at home at night and in small rooms.

Lights and shoots every film, and chooses the kit for each one. Most at home at night and in small rooms.

Lena Marsh reading a script at the edit desk, monitors behind her
Lena Marsh reading a script at the edit desk, monitors behind her

Producer

Lena Marsh

Lena Marsh

Runs the budget, the schedule and the shoot days, and keeps you posted at every step.

Runs the budget, the schedule and the shoot days, and keeps you posted at every step.

Daniel Okafor at the keyboard in the edit suite
Daniel Okafor at the keyboard in the edit suite

Editor and colourist

Daniel Okafor

Daniel Okafor

Cuts and grades every film in our own suite, then makes each version you need for each channel.

Cuts and grades every film in our own suite, then makes each version you need for each channel.

A studio you can visit.

The ground floor of Hope Mill, ten minutes from Piccadilly. First meetings happen at the big table by the window.

The studio floor in blackout: two crew members at a camera on a tripod, people watching in the foreground

The floor

The floor

Blackout, a white cyc wall and room for a small set.

Blackout, a white cyc wall and room for a small set.

The edit suite: an editor at a lit monitor while a colleague reads notes behind him

The suite

The suite

Where every film is cut, graded and mixed.

Where every film is cut, graded and mixed.

How we work.

Small on purpose.

Small on purpose

The person you meet on the first call directs your film.

One producer.

One producer

Lena runs your film from the first email to the last cut.

Crew we know.

Crew we know

Sound, lighting and make-up from freelancers we have used for years.

Since 2016.

Since 2016

About twenty films a year, most for clients who come back.

“They spent a morning in our kitchen before they suggested a single shot. Three years on, the film still opens our website.”

Marta Silva

Marta Silva

Owner, Ostra Kitchen

Owner, Ostra Kitchen

Tell us about the film you need.

Send us the brief, the budget and the date. Lena replies within two working days.

Tell us about the film you need.

Send us the brief, the budget and the date. Lena replies within two working days.

Tell us about the film you need.

Send us the brief, the budget and the date. Lena replies within two working days.

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